From the universally praisedNew York Timesscience writer George Johnson ("He provides some ofthe best science writing I have come acrossin a long time"-Paul Davies), an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science-moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply.
Ch. 1 - Galileo: The Way Things Really Move
Ch. 2 - William Harvey: Mysteries of the Heart
Ch. 3 - Isaac Newton: What a Colour Is
Ch. 4 - Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: The Farmer's Daughter
Ch. 5 - Luigi Galvini: Animal Electricity
Ch. 6 - Michel Faraday: Something Deeply Hidden
Ch. 7 - James Joule: How the World Works
Ch. 8 - A. Michelson: Lost in Space
Ch. 9 - Ivan Pavlov: Measuring the Immeasurable
Ch. 10 - Robert Millikan: In the Borderland
The diligence of all these scientists was rewarded: in an instant, confusion was swept aside, and something new about nature leapt into view.
| ISBN: | 9780224071963 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 2008 |
| Author: | George Johnson |
| Publisher: | The Bodley Head an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Chemistry Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques |
Ch. 1 - Galileo: The Way Things Really Move Ch. 2 - William Harvey: Mysteries of the Heart Ch. 3 - Isaac Newton: What a Colour Is Ch. 4 - Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: The Farmer's Daughter Ch. 5 - Luigi Galvini: Animal Electricity Ch. 6 - Michel Faraday: Something Deeply Hidden Ch. 7 - James Joule: How the World Works Ch. 8 - A. Michelson: Lost in Space Ch. 9 - Ivan Pavlov: Measuring the Immeasurable Ch. 10 - Robert Millikan: In the Borderland The diligence of all these scientists was rewarded: in an instant, confusion was swept aside, and something new about nature leapt into view.
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments features in the following genres: Chemistry, Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques
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The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments was written by George Johnson and published by The Bodley Head an imprint of Random House
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments has 192 pages